CVE-2026-46275: Bluetooth: hci_uart: fix UAFs and race conditions in close and init paths
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability addresses use-after-free and race conditions in Bluetooth hci_uart close and init paths.
- Who is affected
- Deployments using the affected Bluetooth library.
- Urgency
- Remediation is high urgency due to the potential for exploitation in Bluetooth communications.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of the Bluetooth library.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46275
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-462750.18% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 8% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-46275 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- high[UPDATE] [high] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund
- unknownDebian Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in the Debian Linux kernel (June 26, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Linux (June 25, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- unknownDSA-6355-1 linux - security updatedebian
Recent advisories for Bluetooth
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel (Bluetooth): Multiple vulnerabilities allow Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-07-06
- unknownCVE-2026-53358: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: use chan…nvd · 2026-07-02
- unknownCVE-2026-53357: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2ca…nvd · 2026-07-02
- unknownCVE-2026-14035: Chromium: CVE-2026-14035 Insufficient policy enforcement in Bluetoothmsrc · 2026-07-02
- unknownCVE-2026-13879: Chromium: CVE-2026-13879 Use after free in Bluetoothmsrc · 2026-07-02
- mediumCVE-2026-53357: Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del()msrc · 2026-07-02
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